Product Management Job Trends

Product Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Product Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 253 286 288
Rank change year-on-year +33 +2 -94
Permanent jobs citing Product Management 508 564 514
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.86% 1.00% 1.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 1.12% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 233 284 360
10th Percentile £41,110 £42,608 £44,956
25th Percentile £55,233 £56,018 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% -2.24%
75th Percentile £88,750 £82,125 £87,500
90th Percentile £119,750 £95,500 £112,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £64,108 £65,250
% change year-on-year -2.51% -1.75% +8.75%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Product Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,853 50,492 45,409
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.70% 89.69% 93.72%
Number of salaries quoted 28,653 25,437 34,822
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.84%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,979 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.95% +4.76% -2.78%

Product Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Product Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Product Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Product Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Product Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Product Management

Product Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Product Management over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Product Management in the UK

Product Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Product Management within the UK over the 6 months to 21 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +35 452 £70,000 +3.70% 136
London +84 242 £80,000 - 57
UK excluding London -22 211 £62,500 -2.51% 124
Work from Home +15 163 £71,000 +9.23% 91
South East 0 68 £62,500 -3.85% 60
North of England +6 49 £75,000 +11.11% 20
Midlands -31 41 £62,250 -0.40% 13
West Midlands +5 27 £57,468 -8.05% 9
Yorkshire +14 26 £82,500 +26.92% 6
North West +16 22 £70,000 - 11
East of England +28 21 £72,000 -0.69% 9
South West -17 16 £62,500 +13.64% 12
Northern Ireland +6 12 £75,000 +26.20%
East Midlands -34 12 £80,000 +33.33% 4
Wales +1 4 £53,750 -16.16% 2
Scotland -6 3 £42,000 -29.33% 9
North East -3 1 - - 3

Product Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 16 (3.15%) Confluence
2 6 (1.18%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.39%) CICS
3 2 (0.39%) CMS
3 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.39%) MTS
Applications
1 13 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.79%) Trello
6 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 16 (3.15%) Payment Gateway
2 8 (1.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.98%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.79%) Shopify
5 1 (0.20%) Magento
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle SCM
5 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 75 (14.76%) SaaS
2 63 (12.40%) Azure
3 47 (9.25%) AWS
4 29 (5.71%) GCP
5 21 (4.13%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (3.94%) PaaS
7 19 (3.74%) Power Platform
8 13 (2.56%) GitHub
8 13 (2.56%) H2O.ai
8 13 (2.56%) OpenShift
9 11 (2.17%) Vertex AI
10 9 (1.77%) Azure AI
11 8 (1.57%) GitHub Copilot
12 5 (0.98%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (0.79%) Collibra
13 4 (0.79%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
14 3 (0.59%) Google Analytics
14 3 (0.59%) Microsoft 365
14 3 (0.59%) Snowflake
15 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.57%) Broadband
1 8 (1.57%) HTTP
1 8 (1.57%) SD-WAN
1 8 (1.57%) WAN
2 7 (1.38%) LAN
3 6 (1.18%) RTP
3 6 (1.18%) Wireless
4 5 (0.98%) 5G
4 5 (0.98%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (0.79%) Ethernet
6 3 (0.59%) PSTN
7 2 (0.39%) ATM
7 2 (0.39%) GPRS
7 2 (0.39%) LTE
7 2 (0.39%) Modbus
7 2 (0.39%) SAN
8 1 (0.20%) 4G
8 1 (0.20%) Intranet
8 1 (0.20%) Network Security
8 1 (0.20%) Value-Added Service
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.94%) Metadata
2 17 (3.35%) Power BI
3 14 (2.76%) Data Lake
3 14 (2.76%) Relational Database
4 10 (1.97%) NoSQL
5 8 (1.57%) RDBMS
6 7 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.18%) SAP BW
7 6 (1.18%) SQL Server
8 5 (0.98%) Data Mining
8 5 (0.98%) Tableau
9 4 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.59%) SAP HANA
11 2 (0.39%) DB2
12 1 (0.20%) Big Data
12 1 (0.20%) Data Vault
12 1 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 32 (6.30%) JIRA
2 5 (0.98%) TeamCity
3 4 (0.79%) ERwin
4 3 (0.59%) PowerDesigner
5 1 (0.20%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.20%) Jaeger
General
1 197 (38.78%) Social Skills
2 179 (35.24%) Finance
3 112 (22.05%) Marketing
4 102 (20.08%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (9.84%) Legal
6 43 (8.46%) Banking
7 42 (8.27%) Law
8 34 (6.69%) Retail
9 32 (6.30%) Financial Institution
10 31 (6.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 31 (6.10%) Manufacturing
11 26 (5.12%) Public Sector
12 23 (4.53%) Electronics
13 21 (4.13%) Influencing Skills
13 21 (4.13%) Presentation Skills
14 20 (3.94%) Telecoms
15 14 (2.76%) Digital Economy
15 14 (2.76%) Organisational Skills
16 12 (2.36%) Billing
17 11 (2.17%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 145 (28.54%) Product Manager
2 65 (12.80%) Lead
3 64 (12.60%) Senior
4 30 (5.91%) Senior Manager
5 23 (4.53%) Product Owner
6 21 (4.13%) Product Lead
6 21 (4.13%) Senior Product Manager
7 19 (3.74%) Product Management Director
8 18 (3.54%) Security Engineer
9 16 (3.15%) Digital Product Manager
10 15 (2.95%) Architect
10 15 (2.95%) Developer
11 14 (2.76%) Change Manager
12 13 (2.56%) Technical Support
13 11 (2.17%) Head of Product Management
14 10 (1.97%) Head of Digital
14 10 (1.97%) Product Delivery Manager
15 9 (1.77%) Data Manager
15 9 (1.77%) Development Manager
15 9 (1.77%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.94%) REST
2 17 (3.35%) YAML
3 13 (2.56%) Keras
3 13 (2.56%) PyTorch
3 13 (2.56%) TensorFlow
4 8 (1.57%) Flask
5 7 (1.38%) .NET
5 7 (1.38%) EDI
5 7 (1.38%) FastAPI
6 6 (1.18%) Node.js
7 4 (0.79%) JSON
7 4 (0.79%) OAuth
7 4 (0.79%) React
7 4 (0.79%) SAML
7 4 (0.79%) SOAP
7 4 (0.79%) XML
8 3 (0.59%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.59%) Vue
9 2 (0.39%) Next.js
9 2 (0.39%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 77 (15.16%) Product Ownership
2 54 (10.63%) Onboarding
3 35 (6.89%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (6.30%) Management Information System
5 18 (3.54%) Data Centre
6 17 (3.35%) Security Posture
7 12 (2.36%) AI Agents
8 10 (1.97%) Driving Licence
9 9 (1.77%) Cloud Native
9 9 (1.77%) IoT
9 9 (1.77%) Public Cloud
9 9 (1.77%) Social Media
10 8 (1.57%) Mobile App
11 7 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.38%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 7 (1.38%) Virtual Team
12 6 (1.18%) Algorithms
12 6 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (1.18%) Tandem
13 4 (0.79%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.98%) Windows
2 4 (0.79%) Linux
3 2 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
3 2 (0.39%) zOS
4 1 (0.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 237 (46.65%) Roadmaps
2 199 (39.17%) Agile
3 125 (24.61%) Product Roadmap
4 120 (23.62%) Problem-Solving
5 119 (23.43%) Product Strategy
6 100 (19.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 89 (17.52%) Stakeholder Management
8 84 (16.54%) User Experience
9 80 (15.75%) AI
9 80 (15.75%) Analytics
10 72 (14.17%) Computer Science
11 67 (13.19%) Information Security
12 63 (12.40%) B2B
12 63 (12.40%) Mentoring
13 62 (12.20%) Decision-Making
13 62 (12.20%) Product Vision
14 57 (11.22%) Coaching
15 56 (11.02%) User Stories
15 56 (11.02%) Value Proposition
16 55 (10.83%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 41 (8.07%) SQL
2 34 (6.69%) Python
3 19 (3.74%) Java
4 17 (3.35%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.18%) C#
6 5 (0.98%) Go
7 3 (0.59%) C++
8 2 (0.39%) Bash
8 2 (0.39%) COBOL
8 2 (0.39%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.39%) JCL
8 2 (0.39%) PHP
8 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.39%) Scala
9 1 (0.20%) Groovy
9 1 (0.20%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.20%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.20%) R
9 1 (0.20%) SHACL
9 1 (0.20%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 123 (24.21%) Degree
2 56 (11.02%) Computer Science Degree
3 52 (10.24%) Master's Degree
4 33 (6.50%) Security Cleared
5 21 (4.13%) SC Cleared
6 9 (1.77%) MBA
7 8 (1.57%) PMI Certification
7 8 (1.57%) PMP
8 7 (1.38%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.98%) CISSP
9 5 (0.98%) CSPO
10 4 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.79%) CISM
10 4 (0.79%) SAP Certification
11 3 (0.59%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.59%) CITP
11 3 (0.59%) HNC
11 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.39%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.39%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.30%) QA
2 27 (5.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (4.33%) NIST
4 20 (3.94%) Data Quality
5 18 (3.54%) NCSC
6 16 (3.15%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.18%) ISO 20022
8 5 (0.98%) GDPR
8 5 (0.98%) IFRS
8 5 (0.98%) PMO
8 5 (0.98%) SLA
9 4 (0.79%) SEPA
10 3 (0.59%) ISO 8583
10 3 (0.59%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.39%) COREP
11 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.39%) FINREP
11 2 (0.39%) PSD2
12 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.20%) NIST 800
System Software
1 10 (1.97%) Docker
2 5 (0.98%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (0.98%) vSphere
3 3 (0.59%) Firmware
4 2 (0.39%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.39%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.39%) RACF
4 2 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 10 (1.97%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.77%) Terraform
3 4 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 2 (0.39%) WSUS
5 1 (0.20%) Ansible
5 1 (0.20%) Argo
5 1 (0.20%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.20%) Kustomize
5 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 57 (11.22%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.91%) Google
3 19 (3.74%) Salesforce
4 18 (3.54%) Databricks
5 15 (2.95%) Dell
5 15 (2.95%) Foundry
6 14 (2.76%) SAP
7 13 (2.56%) NVIDIA
8 6 (1.18%) Zoho
9 5 (0.98%) Adobe
9 5 (0.98%) VMware
10 4 (0.79%) Manugistics
10 4 (0.79%) Sage
11 3 (0.59%) Apple
11 3 (0.59%) Cisco
11 3 (0.59%) CrowdStrike
11 3 (0.59%) Oracle
11 3 (0.59%) Tenable
11 3 (0.59%) YouTube
12 2 (0.39%) Juniper